Europe is home to 50 countries, 44 of which have their capital city on the European continent. However, there are actually a number of largely non-recognised, de facto states with limited to recognition dotted across the mainland.
One of these is Transnistria, officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, a landlocked breakaway state. It covers most of a narrow strip of land between the Dniester River and the Moldova-Ukraine border, an area of just over 1,600 square miles. It is int...
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